Lead Cleanups: Inspiration from LEAD Agency, Northeast Oklahoma
It is one thing to hear about the damage done by the mines and the massive cleanups underway. It takes a visit to appreciate the vast scale of the sites.
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White House, EPA Turn Talk into Action: An Unprecedented October
EPA improved its Lead and Copper Rule and revamped its interior dust lead standards, turning years of talk about “no safe level of lead exposure” into policy and action.
Lead in Workers: CA Strengthens Woefully Outdated Standards
These changes can serve as a model to federal OSHA and other states.
Lead in Paint: Contractor Machine-Sands Lead-Based Paint without Protection
EPA’s lead-safe work practices should be the norm. Unfortunately, they are not.
New England Lead Conference: Invigorating Discussions Among Diverse Stakeholders
What Happened? Unleaded Kids’ Tom Neltner joined about 200 people attending the in-person New England Regional Lead and Healthy Housing Conference on May 2–3, 2024, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It […]
Lead in Paint: Tenants Prompt EPA to Use RCRA to Clean Up Lead Dust in CT
EPA ordered a property owner of an apartment complex in a renovated old factory in Connecticut to assess and clean up lead-based paint hazards after the agency determined the hazards “may present an imminent and substantial endangerment” to tenants. The agency acted pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) as a backstop when the local health department lacked authority to address units where no young children lived.